Goliath

By Matt Stoller,

Book cover of Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy

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"Every thinking American must read" (The Washington Book Review) this startling and "insightful" (The New York Times) look at how concentrated financial power and consumerism has transformed American politics, and business.

Going back to our country's founding, Americans once had a coherent and clear understanding of political tyranny, one crafted…

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1 author picked Goliath as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This potent book provides a critical historical perspective on the contemporary reality of giant corporations left to dominate markets by regulators who have set aside traditional antitrust enforcement to impede the magical notion of efficiency.

The result is consumers and working people getting fleeced while a handful of dominant companies rake in the profits. 

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